Saved up some of it to be accepted by the bank to take up a loan. No help from family etc. Ended up with a 9+ percent interest in my bank post financial crisis. Managed to finish the loan in 9 years. 11 years ahead of the projected time.
I am utterly surprised as to how many of my colleagues managed to get a "loan" from family or just directly got everything paid for from day 1. I would say 80% of the people I fly with who have less than 2K hours on type has been fortunate enough to escape any sort of bank loan. I must admit that I sometimes envy them, as many of them are financially just as well off as I am even though they are almost 10 years younger than I am. But hey. Good for them!